Essay: Yes, I am angry. But I also have hope
By Faye Wilson Kennedy The first 100 days of the Trump administration were marked by significant actions that affected individuals both domestically and internationally, as…
Read MoreBy Faye Wilson Kennedy The first 100 days of the Trump administration were marked by significant actions that affected individuals both domestically and internationally, as…
Read MoreBy Angelina Hinojosa Every year when May rolls around and people “observe” Mental Health Awareness Month, it hits differently for me. Up until a few years ago,…
By Charlene Jones & Lilli DuVal, Co-Presidents of Sacramento County’s LWV The League of Women Voters of Sacramento County, or LWVSC, respects voters’ decisions in…
By the state presidents of the League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters of the United States, or “the League,” along with our…
By Jose Navarro My support for Ranked Choice Voting started with my experience following local political campaigns as President of Sacramento’s Latino Democratic Club. In…
By Dr. Brian Hainline Sixty million children in America participate in organized sports annually. More than 26% of those kids “specialize” before puberty, meaning they…
The League of Women Voters of Sacramento County, in accord with the state and national organizations, shares a single-minded mission – Making Democracy Work! LWVSC…
By Courtney Quinn At the age of 37, my life took an unexpected turn. I felt what I thought was a bruise from our dogs…
By Helen Harlan Andrew Cochrane had a catchphrase: “Can we talk about me now?” He used it often and was mostly joking when he did….
By Tom Scott In recent weeks, California’s legislative leaders came together, worked with the Governor, and agreed to pass much needed reforms to the Private Attorney…
By Jennifer Junghans For many middle-class and affluent communities with resources, political power and representation, a day at the local park among mature trees, a…
By Katie Knipp I am someone that really enjoys spreading positivity around. It makes life so much lovelier than spreading any kind of negativity. However,…
By Katie Valenzuela When we think of mental health providers, someone like Kenisha Campbell probably doesn’t come to mind, but she and her colleagues play…
By Lanaisha Edwards for CalMatters Fourteen years ago, my younger brother, Vinnie Edwards, was fatally shot as he left football practice at his college. Six…
By Steve Cohn and Paula Lee Photograph by Michael Kahn With the Primary Election rapidly approaching, Sacramento voters will be bombarded with political mailers, emails,…
By John Patrick Leary The evergreen questions raised by the label “conservative” are: Conserving what and from whom? Let’s dispense with one popular answer to…
By Jeffrey Day Shiva Ahmadi’s art encompasses and expresses her personal and political concerns, anxieties, fears and joys. But her art is not polemical nor…